British tennis hopes reach Vancouver Open finals

Dan Evans and Johanna Konta have reached the singles finals at the the second-tier Pro Circuit tournament in Canada

Dan Evans and Johanna Konta have reached the singles finals at the Vancouver
Open, the second-tier Pro Circuit tournament.

Rain delays had forced the quarter-finals and semi-finals to be played
back-to-back on Saturday but Evans overcame the interruption to beat
Belgium’s Olivier Rochus 6-4, 6-2. The world No 248 then defeated Bobby
Reynolds, of the United States 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-final.

Konta, the world No 147, saw off Marina Zanevska, of Ukraine, 6-1, 6-3 and
Japan’s Kurumi Nama 7-6, 6-0.

Both will face opponents from Canada in Sunday’s finals matches, with Evans
taking on Vasek Pospisil and Konta facing Sharon Fichman.

Konta is unbeaten in her last nine matches after she won the CIBC Wood Gundy
Challenger tournament in Winnipeg last week, but the Vancouver tournament
would represent the biggest victory of her career should she win later.